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Main Boards => Hunting Knives and Crafters => Topic started by: DANA HOLMAN on February 04, 2011, 10:28:00 PM
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This one is 1084 with wrought Iron finger guard and Osage handle. Lin gave me the wrought iron over a year ago, i etched it for 1 hour, 600 grit finsh
This was going to be a test knife, but i could not bring my self to break it, i did do the brass rob test, every thing went fine.
the picturs are not very good.
hope you like it
(http://i663.photobucket.com/albums/uu351/danafoursuns/100_0788.jpg)
(http://i663.photobucket.com/albums/uu351/danafoursuns/100_0789.jpg)
(http://i663.photobucket.com/albums/uu351/danafoursuns/100_0791.jpg)
(http://i663.photobucket.com/albums/uu351/danafoursuns/100_0792.jpg)
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Thanks for looking
dana
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That sure looks nice! Looks like a very useful design. How did you finish the osage? Dan
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Sweet dana.<><
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Dan
the only thing I use on my handles is tru-oil, two to three coats
Dana
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I hope to make one that nice!! {one day!} I like it!
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Sweet work Dana!
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What's the specs on that knife? Awesome knife BTW! Jason
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Nice one bro.!
:clapper:
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Covey
the blade is 5" oal is 10" and just under 1/4" thick
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Dana thats purdy! Love the osage.
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Sharp knife, the yellow in the osage is really nice.
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That'a boy !!!!
Those plunge's look pretty good ;) :thumbsup:
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Thanks for the nice comments
Kevin, if it wasn't for you I would be one step back, thanks again
Dana
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Great looking blade. I love that shape. Nice lines overall!
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LOOKS GOOD
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Very nice Dana! I love the blade profile, and the look of the wrought. I etched a guard for 1 hour and came out like yours. I like the look.
Steve
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Potomac Forge
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Dana, a question for you, is that a check in the handle of your osage handle?
I found an old live osage tree and some of the lower branches were dead and I sawed several of the dead branches off, they had fairly deep checks. I'm thinking I may use the branches as knife handles and chasing it down to one growth ring as you would on the back of a selfbow. Do you think I could saturate the check with super glue and it would hold? I know there are alot of variables involved! What do you think Bro!
(http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq143/Tillerboy_bucket/009-1.jpg)
Steve
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Potomac Forge
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Steve
that mark one my knife is just a dark line on the wood, it's not cracked or checked, there is another one at the very back of the handle
I think if the wood is not pulpy in any way you should be able to glue it, it's worth a try.
if the tree has rings like that branch does I think I would cut the tree down and make a bow too.
Let me know if it works out
Dana
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Steve & Dana if you guys want some (hedge or Osage) thats what we call it in Mo. I have couple hundred maybe more old fence post to cut up.probally several thousand knife handles LOL
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Kevin, thanks for the offer, but with my brother making bows, I get all I can use, now Steve may need some.
You know that those Osage post will out last those T post
Dana
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Yep my Grand dad put'em in the ground in the 30's
I sawed a couple up with chainsaw so I could use the table saw on them(to get in smaller pieces),then it screwed up to blades on the tableswaw on just three pieces LOL